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Tursachan

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

58.20554, -6.82912

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sphaerellopsis filum, Crown Rust, Puccinia acetosae +24 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sphaerellopsis filum, Crown Rust, Puccinia acetosae +24 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Arches, Sallow Pea-galler, Common Marbled Carpet +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Arches, Sallow Pea-galler, Common Marbled Carpet +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Iris, Cuckooflower, Lesser Celandine +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris, Cuckooflower, Lesser Celandine +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Bernera WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Standing stones at the Great Bernera bridge

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing stones at the Great Bernera bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TursachanHistoric site0 m→✦Dun BarraglomHistoric site400 m→✦Dun Baravat, BrochHistoric site1.6 km→✦Rudh' an t-Saighdear, CrannogHistoric site2.2 km→

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